Pie-cutting guide



, 1,62 1 May 17 1927' M. c. HUGHES 9 64 PIE CUTTING GUIDE Filed June 24, 1926 Patented May 17, 1927.

UNITED STATES MILTON C. HUGHES, OF ROY, WASHINGTON.

rin-CUTTING GUIDE. E

Application llled June 24, 1926. `Serial No. 118,340.

This invention relates to means for indicating the manner in which a pie may be divided in order to secure any desired number of segments or pieces, and the general object of my invention is to provide a very simple device of this character which may be readily used with pies of any diameter and which will accurately indicate the manner in which the pie may be divided to divide it into three, four, five or even nine pieces or segments. Another object is to provide a device of this character which is adapted to be used to simply indicate the point from which a radial cut may be made or which may be provided with a guide or a cutting knife.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pie cut.- ting guide constructed in accordance. with my invention;

Fig 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

eferring to these drawings 10 designates an annulus which may be made of any suitable material and which may be either transversely flat or formed as shown in Figure 2 with an upstanding liange 11. This ring 10 is sutliciently wide to carry upon it certain characters as will be later referred to and is preferably formed at three or more points with inwardly projecting tongues 12 adapted to rest upon the u er face of the ie to be cut and refera y disposed equi istantly around t e ring 10. One edge 13 of each tongue is disposed on a radial line which will intersect at the center of the pie, assuming that the ring 10 is disposed concentric to said center. Adjacent one of these ton es the ring 10 may carry the letter S indicating that this tongue is the starting point for cutting the pie.

At suitable points around the rin 10 indicating indicia will be provided deslgnated 14, from which points cuts may be made to the center of the pie and I have illustrated this indicating indicia being so disposed as to indicate how the pie may be divided into three, four, five, six, seven, eight or nine I ieces. It will be obvious that the three pro- ]ecting tongues will indicate howthe pie may be divided into three segments. It will be seen, of course, that the indicating marks for dividin the pie into four segments will also be use for dividing the ie into eight segments and that certain of t e indicatlng marks for dividing the pie into four or eight segments will also be used for dividing it into six segments and certain of the marks for indicating how the pie may be divided into three segments will be used for dividing 1t lnto six segments and also into nine segments.

Preferably a guide will be used with this ring 10, thls guide having three or more arms designated 15 meeting at a central point, the edge of one of these arms being radial to the ring 10 and this edge being used for cuttin purposes, that is to guide the cutting kni e.

In case the guide 15 is used the ring 10 1s provided with the flange 11 as heretofore stated, and this ange 11 will cause the knife guide 15 to be always disposed concentrically to the ring. The tongues '12 rest u on the face of the ipe and thus support t e ring in case the ple is smaller in diameter than the diameter of the rin 10. These tongues are provided with gra nations 13 so that the rmgl may be centered upon the pie. Thus, if t e clrcumference of the pie is disposed at the same graduation on each of the ton es 12. it will, of course, follow that the rmg will .be concentric to the pie. In the use of this device the ring 10 is laid on the pie and centered so that an e ual margin will show allfaround the pie. e pie is then cut from the center to the figure which indicates the number of pieces into which the pie is to be cut, the first cut being made from the center to the starting point S and subsequent cuts being made from the center to the figures denoting the number of pieces into which the pie is to be cut.

, I claim 1. A pie cutting guide comprising a ring adapted to be centered upon a pie and having spaced indications on its margin of the number of cuts to be made from the indications to the center of the pie in order to cut any desired number of ieces or segments, said ring having inward) y projecting tongues adapted to rest upon the upper surface of a pie and spaced equidistantly from' each other.

2. A pie cutting guide comprising a ring adapted to be centered upon a pie and having spaced indications on its mar 'n of the number of cuts to be made from t e indications to the center of the pie in order to cut any desired number of pieces or segments, the ring having an upturned margin,

and a cutting guide having a plurality of arms radiating from a common center and supported by said flange in centered relation to the ring, one of said arms constituting a straight e ge for the guidance of a knife.

3. A pie cutting guide comprising an annular member adapted to be centered upon a pie and having s aced indications on its margin of thenum er of cuts to be made from the indications to the center ofthe pie in order to cut any desired number of pieces or segments, and a cutting guide resting upon the ring and extending across the lsame and having a straight edge mterseeting the center of the annular member and constituting an edge for the guidance of a knife, t e annular member and the cutting guide having coacting means to maintain the straight edge of the cutting guide in a position where it will intersect thefrenter ol 20 the annular' member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

MILTON C. HUGHES. 

